US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 919: Complications of treatment with mcc

$63,016typical hospital bill
$14,936typical amount paid
$13,829–$19,459range paid across 3 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $63,016 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa13$39,418$13,829
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville30$63,016$14,936
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham28$96,547$19,459

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.